Progress is the second and final album by American
industrial metal
Industrial metal is the fusion of Heavy metal music, heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating Heavy metal guitar, metal guitar riffs, sampling (music), sampling, synthesizer or music sequencer, sequencer lines, and Distor ...
band
Ultraspank
Ultraspank was an American nu metal band from Santa Barbara, California. They released two albums, a self-titled album in 1998, and a follow-up, ''Progress'', in 2000. The band disbanded shortly after the release of ''Progress'' in 2001 due to ...
. This is the only album to feature former
Snot drummer James "Fed" Carroll. The 2nd and 6th tracks “Crumble” and “Click” are featured in the soundtrack to the 2001
PS2
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racing video game
ATV Offroad Fury
''ATV Offroad Fury'' is a 2001 racing video game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2.
A sequel, '' ATV Offroad Fury 2'', was released in 2002.
Gameplay
The player may choose between ...
.
Background
Album artwork
The album artwork used on this release is a picture of the
Vacanti mouse
The Vacanti mouse was a laboratory mouse (circa 1996) that had what looked like a human ear grown on its back. The "ear" was actually an ear-shaped cartilage structure grown by seeding cow knee cartilage cells into biodegradable ear-shaped mold an ...
, which had a growth of cartilage molded on its back to resemble a human ear.
Sales
Despite anemic sales, ''Progress'' nevertheless received very positive reviews from critics both at the time of its release, and today.
Track listing
# "Push" - 3:52
# "Crumble" - 3:46
# "Stuck" - 3:34
# "Feed" - 4:12
# "Smile" - 3:59
# "Click" - 4:24
# "Jackass" - 3:40
# "Crack" - 3:31
# "Invite Yourself In" - 0:16
# "Thanks" - 3:03
# "Left" - 4:15
# "Where" - 10:40
* "Maybe Tomorrow" - hidden track that begins at 7:30 after "Where".
Personnel
*
Pete Murray - vocals, programming
*Dan Ogden - bass guitar
*James "Fed" Carroll - drums
*Jerry Oliviera - guitar
*Neil Godfrey - guitar
*Peter Collins - production, mixing, mastering
References
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2000 albums
Ultraspank albums